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COACHES CORNER

Ivan Meza

Academy & Club Goalkeeper Coach

Highest License Obtained: United soccer coaches level 1 & 2 GK certification 
Course for methodology and planning GK training by Memo Velazquez (Women's Mexican national team GK coach)

Playing experience:
20 years playing 

Played 12 years at club level
Played 8 years PDL (El Paso Patriots)
Played US Open Cup 

Coaching Experience:
15 years coaching at club level (u5-u16)
2 years GK at PDL level
1 year ODP coach 


Club Teams Coaches

Desiree Castillo

Locomotive Head Coach
Locomotive 2016 Blue
Locomotive 2014 Girls

Highest License: USSF D License

Degree: Bachelor's in Nursing 

Playing Experience: 4-year Varsity at Franklin High school, 6 years Club Soccer 

Coaching Experience: 6 years Coaching club with Rush U5-U13 (2017-2023), 1 year club with Locomotive U8-U10 (2023)

Ritchie Ramirez

Locomotive 2016 Gold Team Head Coach 

Highest Licensed Obtained: In the process of obtaining USSF D License

Playing Experience: 14 years at the club level 

Coaching Experience: 2 years coaching at the youth level 

Mark Lopez

Locomotive 2015 Blue Team Coach

Degree: Bachelor’s Degree Social Psychology Master’s degree in Education
Playing experience:
15 years at the club level
4 Years HS Soccer District Championships, Area Championships Sweet 16
Coaching Experience: 
10 Years coaching at the youth level (U12-U18) 
HS Varsity Boys and Girls Assistant Head Coach  
Junior Varsity Head Coach 
State Final Four 
Head Varsity Women’s Coach

Mike Kapuscik

Locomotive 2014 Blue & Gold Teams Coach 

Highest License Obtained: USSF National 'E'
Degree: Bachelors in Computer Information Systems from UTEP

Playing Experience:
Played at the collegiate level at University of Texas at Dallas
4 year varsity at Andress HS (El Paso, Tx)
2 District Championships
1st Team All District
30+ years of playing

Coaching Experience:
10 Years Coaching at the High School Varsity Level & Currently the Boys Varsity coach at Hanks HS
15 years coaching at the youth level (U6-U14)

John Gallegos

Locomotive 2013 Blue, 2012 Blue Team Coach & Academy Team Assistant 

Highest License obtained: USSF D License
Degree: Master's degree in Sports Administration

Playing experience:
13 years at the club level
 
HS Soccer State Playoffs

Coaching Experience: 
10 Years coaching at the HS level  
8 Years head coach – Chapin HS Boys Soccer
22 Years coaching at the youth level (U6-U18) 
HS Varsity Bi District Champion (2021)

District 1-5A Coach of the year (2021)

Juse Torresdey

Locomotive 2013 Gold Team Coach

Highest License obtained: In the process of obtaining USSF D License
Degree: Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts in Spanish/ Minor in Secondary Education

Playing Experience: 2 years Escuela de fútbol Astros
2 years Varsity Montwood HS
1 year UTEP Men's Club

Coaching Experience: 
14 years coaching
Coach of the Year Award 2014
Austin High School JV Girls District Champion 2008-2009
Andress High School JV Girls District Champion 2014, 2020, 2022
Andress High School Varsity Girls Soccer 2 time sweet 16 appearance as Assistant Coach 2015, 2017
El Paso Locomotive Youth Soccer Silver 2010 boys 2nd place El Paso Premier League, 2nd place Texas Cup 2022

Edwin Villareal

Locomotive 2012 Gold

Victor Flores

Locomotive 2011 Blue Team Head Coach 

Degree: BA in Psychology and Community studies, University of Maine
MS in Sports Psychology and Motor Behavior, University of Tennessee

Playing Experience:Eastlake High School Varsity Soccer 2011-2014
University of Maine at Machas Men's soccer 2014-2018 

Coaching Experience: Washington Academy Head Coach Girls Varsity ( East Machias, Maine) 2018-2019
University of Maine at Machias Men's Soccer Assistant Coach ( Machias, Maine) 2018-2019
Knoxville Crush Youth Coach 09 Girls, 07/08 Boys ( Knoxville, Tennessee) 2021-2022

Endy Gonzalez

Locomotive 2010 Blue Team Coach

Highest License Obtained: USSF D License
Degree: Bachelors of Marketing (Mexico)

Playing Experience:
13 years at club level
2 years at collegiate level in Mexico

Coaching Experience:
8 years club coaching
2 years with Club Atlas Academy
5 years coaching (U5-U18) Southwest Youth Academy - Locomotive FC 2010
4 years coaching UPSL (Semi-Pro) Southwest Football Club
National Final Four UPSL Fall 2019
UPSL Conference Championship 2019-2021
UPSL Regional Championship 2019
US Open Cup 2019-2021

Julio Cardona

Locomotive 2010 Gold Team Coach

Degree: Currently pursuing Bachelors in Human Resources

Playing experience: 
4 Years at club level

Coaching experience:
1 year as Isabela SC assistant coach
Currently coaching 2010 Locomotive Gold 
Born in Puerto Rico and currently working as AGR in the US Army Reserves at El Paso, TX 

Osvaldo Morales

Locomotive 2009 Blue Team Coach

Highest License Obtained: Professional license from the Mexican Soccer Federation in 2020
Currently seeking the C license for the US Soccer Federation 
Degree: Master's degree in Education

Coaching Experience: 2 years coaching for Locomotive Youth Soccer Teams.
12 years as an educator
8 years coaching at the youth level (u7 - u18).

Colin Klaber

Locomotive 2009 Gold Team Head Coach 

Gabe Moran

Locomotive 2008 Blue Team Head Coach

Highest license Obtain: USSF National E 
In the process of obtaining USSF D license this fall of 2023

Playing Experience: 20+ years playing club level
1993, 1994 State Championship El Paso Panthers 
4 years varsity at Bel Air High School 

Coaching Experience: 13 years coaching club level (U6-U18)
Barcelona USA at El Paso Texas 
Express FC 
FC Dallas El Paso 
2021, 2022 USYS Presidents Cup State Champions Fc Dallas El Paso 2008 
2021 USYS Presidents Cup Southern Regional Champions FC Dallas El Paso 2008 
2021 USYS Presidents Cup Nationals 3rd Place 
FC Dallas El Paso 2008 
2022 USYS Presidents Cup Southern Regional 
Semifinalist FC Dallas El Paso 2008 

Martin Hernandez

Locomotive 2008 Gold Team Head Coach 

Highest License Obtained: Currently working on my D license 

Playing experience: 
Collegiate Level: Chandler Gilbert CC & Kansas Wesleyan University 
Semi-Pro: UPSL Sun City Astros
Professional: SoccerViza (Costa Rica)

Coaching Experience: 
2nd Year with El Paso Locomotive 


ACADEMY TEAMS COACHES

John Hoban

Locomotive 2011 John Hoban Team Coach

Highest License Obtained: USSF D license 
Degree: Bachelor's degree in biological sciences from UTEP
Playing experience:
14 years at the club level

HS Soccer All District and All City first team GK (2003 & 2004)
Coaching Experience:
19 years coaching at the youth soccer level (U6-U18)
12 years coaching at the High School level (5 yrs junior varsity and 7 years Varsity)
3X HS district champions 
El Paso Times HS coach of the Year (19/20)

Jair Olivares

Locomotive 2010 Academy Team Coach

Highest License obtained: Professional Technical Director FIFA Licensed (Mexican Federation).
USSF B License
Degree: 
Master's degree in Educational Administration and Leadership.
Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology concentration Sports Sciences/Biology. 

Playing experience:
10 years professional soccer experience (Soles Cd. Juarez, Astros Cd. Juarez, Cobras Cd. Juarez, Rayados de Monterrey, Indios USA, El Paso Patriots.

Coaching Experience:
15 Years coaching at the youth level (U9-U18).
3 Years coaching High School Varsity Soccer.
3 Years coaching El Paso Locomotive Academy.
2 Years coaching adults Hooligans El Paso. 
1 Year coaching professionally with El Paso Coyotes (Major Arena Soccer League).
Copa Alianza Adults National Champion 2017.
Copa Rayados Champion 2021

Alex Pozo

Locomotive 2009 Academy Head Coach & USL Academy Team Assistant Coach

Marc Rosch

Locomotive 2008 & 2007 Academy Team Coach

Highest License Obtained: Holder of UEFA “A” (Union of European Football Association)
Coaching License since 2006.
Degree: BA in Kinesiology from UTEP
MA in Educational Leadership from UTEP

 

Playing experience: 
10 years playing experience as a semi professional in Germany

 

Coaching Experience: 
Andress HS Boys Soccer Head Coach from 2006-2015
Coronado HS Boys Soccer Head Coach from 2015-present
Professional Coaching Internships with CS Grevenmacher (Luxembourg) & FC Saarbrücken (Germany)

Colin Herlinger

Locomotive 2006/05 Academy Team Coach

Highest License obtained: USSF A Senior License
Degree: Master's degree in Sports Pedagogy in a focus of soccer coaching

Playing experience:
12 years at the club level
1 year at the collegiate level

HS Soccer State quarter and semifinalists (2014 & 2015)
 

Coaching Experience:
2 Years coaching professionally with Loudoun United (USL Championship)
12 Years coaching at the youth level (U9-U18)

HS Varsity Finalists and Semi Finalists
State cup Champion 2019

President Cup champion 2022